The Marshall Tucker Band, acknowledged as one of the founding elements of the Southern rock movement, is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary as a recording group with a catalog restoration and release program. Marshall Tucker Entertainment, Inc., DBA Ramblin’ Records and Shout! Factory will see a staged renewal and release of this timeless catalog to be issued through Ramblin’ Records/Shout! Factory.

Initial releases, set for November 4, 2003 include the band’s first two albums, their eponymous 1973 debut and A New Life, also originally released that year. Both albums will be augmented with a live bonus track from the band’s early days on the road. Both discs have been remastered from the original analog tapes produced by Paul Hornsby. Legions of MTB fans will be thrilled to note that a never before released, but long rumored and anticipated album of live material recorded between 1974 and 1976, Stompin’ Room Only will also be released through Ramblin’ Records/Shout! Factory at that time.

Early in 2004, Ramblin’ Records/Shout! Factory will release a 'best of' collection that will include the group’s all-time greatest hits, 'I Heard It In A Love Song', 'Can’t You See', 'Fire On The Mountain' and more. The band is recording an album of new material, their first in five years, for release in the spring of next year.

Marshall Tucker Band Manager and Marshall Tucker Entertainment, Inc/Ramblin’ Records President Ron Rainey commented: "MTB fans have been very supportive over the past three decades and now a new generation is in the process of discovering this special band. Both constituencies now have the opportunity to enjoy this music the way the band intended."

"We’re delighted to be involved in the continuing MTB story," noted Shout! Factory President and General Manager Garson Foos. "Their fan base is impressive underscoring the pent-up demand for these classic titles. We’re looking forward to working with Ron Rainey and his team to celebrate this catalog and package it in a way that will thrill their fans and turn new audiences on to their music."

The Marshall Tucker Band was originally released by Capricorn Records in March of 1973. The album, included 'Can’t You See', a song considered the band’s anthem. That same year, the follow up A New Life, including 'Another Cruel Love' and 'Blue Ridge Mountain Sky' firmly established the band as one of the leading lights in the field of Southern Rock. "The buying public never really cared whether we were country or rock and roll," says founding member Doug Gray. "They called us a Southern rock band, but we have always played everything from country to blues and all things in-between."

That eclecticism is vividly experienced in Stompin’ Room Only, a live album recorded in London, Manchester (during their only European tour), in Milwaukee, and at Charlie Daniels’ annual 'Volunteer Jam' in Murfreeesboro during the years 1974-1976. Originally prepared for release in 1977 by producer Paul Hornsby, the album was delayed by the band’s label but, ultimately, the album never came out, as the master tapes could not be found for more than a quarter century. They were recently discovered in pristine condition and that long awaited album, the virtual holy grail of jam band music, will finally be released as a key component of Ramblin’ Records/Shout! Factory’s MTB program.

Extensive liner notes -- Barry Alfonso for Marshall Tucker Band), Byl Carruthers for A New Day and Michael B. Smith for Stompin’ Room Only and historic photos are hallmarks of MTE/Shout! Factory’s Marshall Tucker Band packages.

Founded in 1971 in Spartansburg, SC by Gray, Toy Caldwell, Tommy Caldwell, George McCorkle, Paul Riddle and Jerry Eubanks, the band was the precursor of the Jam Band movement. They offered audiences extended, flowing versions of their songs and toured as many as 300 dates per year. They earned seven gold and three platinum albums and have enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts.

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